Author: From USA TODAY Network and wire reports

Cigarette butt gets man arrested for Dakota pipeline protest 3 years later, Colorado asks EPA to downgrade its cities’ air ratings, and more

Paddleboarder lands in Hawaii after landmark trans-Pacific journey, memorial tree to 1919 massacre cut down in Arkansas, and more

Wild turkey breaks into Utah home, alligator caught in Chicago finds home in Florida, and more

Rare albino alligator dies in South Carolina, two Southwest Airlines planes collide at Tennessee airport, and more

Billboard suggests new Arpaio campaign in Arizona, Chevron in hot water over oil spill in California canyon, and more

Doughnut syringes nixed at Minnesota State Fair amid uproar, lawmakers complain school’s anti-bias efforts go against the ‘Idaho way,’ and more

Swastika tiles removed from Indiana University building, horse dressed as Mr. Rogers touts visiting Kentucky city, and more

Barrier finally comes down between white, black cemeteries in Texas; Kansas man has now run a marathon in every state; and more

Alaskans sweat it out amid record-high temps, libraries move into the great outdoors in Georgia, and more